House Democrats have been caught spreading a video on social media that promotes false claims about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and their operations.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a detailed rebuttal on Friday after the misleading video was deceitfully reposted and amplified by House Homeland Security Committee Democrats.
The video misrepresented an ICE enforcement operation in Fitchburg, Massachusetts.
The committee’s official account on X accused DHS of dishonesty.
While sharing footage of the arrest, the account wrote:
“DHS will lie. They always do,”
The video, which circulated widely on social media, appeared to show a man having a medical seizure as ICE agents arrested his wife.
DHS will lie. They always do.⁰⁰BUT LOOK WITH YOUR EYES!!⁰⁰Is this right? the WORST OF THE WORST??⁰⁰Absolutely not. And shame on anyone who says otherwise. https://t.co/QMogpnWcsT
— House Homeland Security Committee Democrats (@HomelandDems) November 7, 2025
According to DHS officials, the footage was manipulated to create a false narrative portraying agents as abusive.
The department said the claim was untrue.
An official investigation confirmed that the man had faked the episode during the arrest of his wife, an Ecuadorian national wanted for a violent stabbing.
Officials also warned that the misinformation spread by lawmakers had fueled threats and violent rhetoric targeting ICE agents.
The incident occurred on Thursday when ICE officers conducted a targeted enforcement action to arrest Juliana Milena Ojeda-Montoya.
Ojeda-Montoya is a 27-year-old Ecuadorian national.
DHS Assistant Secretary of Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin said Ojeda-Montoya entered the United States illegally near Lukeville, Arizona, in 2023.
She was later released into the country under the Biden-Harris administration’s open-border policies.
ICE officers sought her arrest following a criminal case in which she allegedly stabbed a coworker multiple times with scissors and threw a trash can at the victim in August.
McLaughlin said Ojeda-Montoya’s toddler was seated on her lap inside a vehicle during the arrest, not secured in a car seat as required by law.
When agents approached, Ojeda-Montoya refused to hand the child to her husband.
The husband was identified by DHS as another illegal alien.
As agents attempted to take her into custody, the man began to shake and pretend to have a seizure, McLaughlin said.
Witnesses who gathered at the scene began shouting obscenities and threats at the officers.
ICE requested assistance from the Fitchburg Police Department to maintain order.
As usual, here’s the REAL story:
1. This was a targeted ICE arrest of a violent criminal illegal alien who, in August, repeatedly stabbed her coworker with scissors & then threw a trash can at her victim.
2. Emergency Medical Personnel on the scene found no legitimate medical… https://t.co/5guYVCCrGE
— Tricia McLaughlin (@TriciaOhio) November 7, 2025
According to a DHS press statement, individuals in the crowd yelled anti-Semitic slurs and violent threats.
The remarks yelled out by the crowd included: “You probably support Israel too,” “You look like a Jew,” and “We’re going to kill you and your kids.”
DHS officials said several threats referenced the officers’ perceived religion and families.
The Fitchburg Police Department later issued a statement confirming that its officers responded to assist ICE agents in keeping the peace.
“The role of the Fitchburg Police Department in this type of situation is to keep the peace,” the department said.
“Keeping the peace includes making sure both the public as a whole, as well as the federal law enforcement agents, are safe.”
Medical personnel were called to assess the man, who appeared to suffer a seizure.
However, DHS said emergency responders found no evidence of a medical issue and confirmed that the seizure had been faked.
The man refused treatment and was released at the scene along with his toddler.
Ojeda-Montoya was taken into custody without injury and transported to the Cumberland County Jail in Scarborough, Maine, where she remains pending immigration removal proceedings.
Another angle of the Fitchburg, MA detainment with a bunch of Loudmouth Lupes and Meltdown Marias harassing DHS agents doing their job. Tricia needs to find out if he was faking the seizure and if he wasn’t hammer on the fact he was driving with a child and prone to seizures. pic.twitter.com/ImOELpt9qB
— Kim “Katie” USA (@KimKatieUSA) November 7, 2025
DHS condemned the social media post by House Democrats as a deliberate misrepresentation of the facts and said the agency would continue to defend its officers against false accusations.
McLaughlin said spreading misinformation about targeted enforcement actions undermines public trust and puts federal agents at risk.
She emphasized that the operation was conducted lawfully and that agents followed all procedures to ensure the safety of the child and the public.
Ojeda-Montoya faces removal from the United States following her criminal case.
ICE said the enforcement action was part of ongoing efforts to locate and detain individuals who have committed violent crimes after entering the country illegally.
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